Seymour, Texas
Seymour is a small city in Baylor County, set in the rolling ranch country of North Texas about 84 miles northeast of Abilene. The surrounding land is a mix of open grassland and cultivated fields worked for cattle, wheat, and cotton, and the nearby Millers Creek Reservoir supplies water and draws anglers to the area. The town serves as the trade center for a sparsely settled ranching region between Wichita Falls and Abilene.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 2,574
- Change from 2020 base
- -0.2%
- Land area
- 2.9 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Baylor County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Baylor County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Seymour
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Seymour.
History
How Baylor County and Seymour came to be
Baylor County was created in 1858 and organized in 1879, with Seymour as the county seat. Cattle, cotton, and wheat built the early economy, and oil arrived in 1924.
Property tax
How the homestead exemption cuts your Baylor County property tax bill
Texas lets homeowners who live in their primary home claim a homestead exemption. It lowers the taxable value of your home. Baylor County homeowners apply through the Baylor County Appraisal District in Seymour.
Agricultural valuation
Ag valuation can lower Baylor County land taxes
Texas lets qualifying farm, ranch, and wildlife land use productivity value instead of market value. If the land use changes, a three-year rollback tax can follow.
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